Barcelona H CL Pre match thread {merged}

[Kompany is King]

24 hours to kick-off.

City v Barca.

This in the match I have been waiting for and wondered if I ever would see.

Messi, the greatest current player and maybe the best ever v City in a competitive two legged match. An opportunity to watch the best of the best.

Looking forward to seeing how our current heroes perform in such a high profile match. The football world will be watching.

After winning against Bayern in Germany and with Pellegrini as Manager I'm confident City will do us proud.

This is the kind of match players and fans want to be part of.

Win, lose or draw. Enjoy.

 

[Rammyblues]

Just read on another forum that after the press had gone there was a full X1 v X1 Anyone else see it.

Interesting.

 

[Bottomless_Sailor]

Just read on another forum that after the press had gone there was a full X1 v X1 Anyone else see it.

Interesting.

What is a full X1 vs X1?

 

[baildon blue]

Looking forward to this match tomorrow . This match is Billy big time . Even Pellergrini started being a bit cocky .

 

[Rammyblues]

Sorry eleven v eleven

 

[sky tot]

Not been this giddy about a match in a long time.
Finishing work early, down into Town for pre-match beers .
Booked into Evuna for tapas.
Got a feeling its going to be a great night

 

[mscenterh750]

Nervous, excited, shitting it, calm, thinking about it, not thinking about it, fearing the worst, hoping for the best. Days like tomorrow are what I've waited 33 years for, finally watching my now world class Manchester City v a world class Barcelona.

I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT!!!!!!!!.

 

[Bottomless_Sailor]

Not been this giddy about a match in a long time.
Finishing work early, down into Town for pre-match beers .
Booked into Evuna for tapas.
Got a feeling its going to be a great night

And a terrible morning after.

Any snow forecast for tomorrow thinks back to that game against Spurs at Maine Road ballet on ice.

Rain during the day, during actual match dry with little to no wind.

 

[tolmieblue]

See you all tomorrow, me and Jim tolmie travelling down from Glasgow, is there any supporters clubs we can go to

 

[Blueband Brother]

Dzeko.

It seems that Aguero is out so the likelihood is that Dzeko will have most of the play time, probably with Negredo tomorrow. And I think he will be the deciding factor for success tomorrow.

Despite all the scorn he gets sometimes here, he is a player that has done great things at this club, not least his display of mental fortitude, poise and compusure to head that goal against QPR. People seem to forget that nowadays. Dzeko is a great striker.

BUT!!!!!!, there is inconsistency about him. Sometimes he looks like a world beater, scoring goals and playing fantastic football. Whereas there are days where he cannot hit the target to save his life, his touch is off and he looks mentally and emotionally detached and worn out.

This has been the case over the past few games- Dzeko has been in a ''soft- mind- mode'' and has been atrocious in front of goal. He better sort this out quickly if he wants to start matches in the near future when Aguero gets back and with Jovetic playing as well as he is. But we have to acknowledge that it can be difficult to get into stride and build momentum when you are in and out of the team and that is perhaps the case with Dzeko.

So I believe Dzeko will be key and if the strong-mind-mode-Dzeko shows up as he did at the Bernabeau or against QPR, and many other games, then we will score goals and have a successful night.